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Top lawyer to Sen. Coons heads for pharma giant

Posted by LegiStorm on Dec. 14, 2015

The top lawyer to Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) has found the cure for the job-hopping itch, leaving the Senate for a government affairs assignment with a pharmaceutical giant.

Dan Bachner, who was general counsel to Coons, is now Director, Federal Government Affairs for AbbVie Inc., a global pharmaceuticals leader.

The Harvard Law graduate has served Coons since the beginning of 2012, working both on the personal staff and as a former counsel to Coons on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Bankruptcy and the Courts Subcommittee.

Bachner has never lobbied before but he has had jobs in the private sector, including a more than 3-year stint for Ropes and Gray LLP as an associate.